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St. Augustine man sentenced to 15-years after child porn intercepted by Canadian border agents

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A St. Augustine man was sentenced to 15 years in federal prison Monday for transporting images and videos of child pornography to Canada, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office.

Charles Lee Gorish, 67, used a fake name to send a package from St. Augustine to Ontario containing about 600 images and videos depicting child porn, the U.S. Attorney’s Office said.

The package was intercepted by Canadian law enforcement. Authorities searched Gorish’s home in September. According to the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Gorish told them he downloaded the child porn found in the package over several years. He was then arrested, and he pleaded guilty in October.

Gorish is a registered sex offender. He was convicted in Hillsborough County of three counts of lewd and lascivious conduct on a child in 1992.